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CHARLES B. MQSELEY` AND vL. L. WOQLLEY, or MEDFORDg MASSACHUSETTS. i Letters Patent No. 6l,444,datdvJammry 1867; l l

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To ALL' WHOM iT 'MAY .cocERNi ,Be itknownthat we, CnAnLEsB. MosELm' and Lucius L'WooLLEY, of Medford, in the county of Middle'- .se-x, aiidsiafe of'Mos'sachi-rsetts, haveimfn'tled4 a new and improved Copy-Holder; `andwe-do hereby declare -'ths. t'the following is'afull, clear, and-exact'de'scription thereof, which .will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drswings, forming part' of this specification. v

This invention' relates'to a copy-holder, especially intended .for the use vof compositoi-s, although it can he :realdil'y sind easily adapted for use by vvarious persons, such as copyists olflcrga'l andothcr papers, proof readers,`

etc. Inr'accompanying'drawings- Figure 1 is' a-front view; -`and A v 1 y Figure 2, a transverse vertical section, takcnin the plane of the line a: .'11, fig. 1. Y -Similar letters of reference indicate like pai-ts. i Y

' A, in the drawings, represents-a .freine on whichl ourmprored copy-holder is hung. This frame A consists "of two parallel#upright end pieces,fB B, joined together bya crosslmr or brace,-C. ,The'se vend pieces B are made straight upon 4orne side, D, vand uponrthe other, E,lare angii-larvshaped; and the frame, with the straight edges of its end pieces'in front, is plalcedbetween. the front vand-hack type cases, `and there letdown until 'the cross-bar C rests firmly upon and against the' back case'. D", a* hollow cylindricalcasing, .extendingbetween'the two upright'jsfB B, -shove the cross-bar C, in eachl of which it is hung so as tolturn. 'This cylinder D, along its length, is cutout et E, over which is hung al cover o1'v jaw, F, that, by means of rubber or other suitable springs, G, upon the inside of the cylinder D, is kept firmly closed to and upon` the s'id cylinder D. If is a'lid, hung between the arm I of each end of the eylihdeghich lid-restsupon'the top of the cylindrical casing `D, s.nd by its edge J extendsalong' the :entire length. ouf-the same, serving as a f line indicator," or liner, if it may be y `f s o temed, forthe copy vwhich is to be insertedin the holder'. On 4one-oi' the trunnion or centre-pins, K, by which the cylindrical casingD i'shung, ,betwecmthe' end uprights B, is a inilledrhead, L, for convenience in turning'fit,

which milled-head isvnot'ched alt M,ilforming aast'cp orrest'for. thepnwl or lever-cuitch N, hung to and uponfthe upright B, at 'the correspondigge'id ofthe holder.' Y

To-use the holderA above described, nd placed betweenith'e :front and backltype cases, as explsiired, the lid 'or coverA is first thrown hack,- and the' cylinder .turned in the vproper direction .forl .the paxil N to be engaged 'with the notch of the vmilied-lnzvrd- L, when, tkin'g-the'copy in the left hand, and applying the thumb to the' springjaw' orlpcover F, at its Icentre point lO, it` is opendfsucieny to admit the top end of the copy, when, allowing thejav toV close, such end of th'e'copy is'iirinlyiand' tightly held..V The otherend of vthe copy is then dropped between thetype cases,V in whichl 'p csitim itisfquit'c out of the Why, when, throwing offthe'pswl from the notched milledlhead L, and swingingl'the lid H on the cylinder D, the holdei with thefco'py is ready for use; the..copy,.as fasts itisfset up in' type, being rolledupu'pon'. the cylinder, until, .having reached the end of the opy,:it is'then removed by gentlylpulling it out', anda new one linserted'as befoe andso on, as long as may be desired. p

oder thefordinary wey noiw practised cffplacing the copy which is-to be setjup .in type', 'may 'be here-mentioned as the most important, that'our holder can be placed in-the centie betwenthe' cases., and in aposition the most convenient` foheing read, `and not'corer or. interfere in the leest: with any of the types, but is ou't ofthe way of the same-l 4that` the copy is notv liable' to beeithrvblown or knocked oa' of thecase, 'and the holder' is aswell adapted to receive small asvlarge copy. p 4 I i Y v v Although we have herein described our impoved-copy-holder with particular reference toits 'use byrcompositors, it isobvious-that itis'adapted for use byotherand various persons engaged inthe copyingof legell and other documents, etc.

Whalt we claimns new, anu desire to secure by Letters Patenis- K The cylinderA D, or'its. equivalent, having spring-jaw F, when hung in `a suitable frame, substantililly as i v 'and for the purpose described.

We also claim, in combination with theabov'e, theI swinging lid H, arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

'We also claim `the notched headef 'the cylinder D, or its equivalent, in combination with the pawl .or catch` N, i'o the purpose described.

We also claim the iron frau-1e on which the working portion of the machinewre'sts, and which holds the' same m positiomsubstantially asspecied.

c., B. MoSELEr, L.- L. WOOLLEY.

Witnesses:

' CHARLES RUSSELL, 'Win E Massin-zr.

' Among thevrnany advantages secured byfour'iinprove'd copy-holder, especially whenvused by compositore, 4 

